"Seaxe" meaning in Old English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈsæ͜ɑk.se/
Etymology: The older form is Seaxan, which is also quite common. The i-stem plural Seaxe formed sometime after i-umlaut had gone to completion, by analogy with other names of peoples such as Engle (“the Angles”), Mierċe (“the Mercians”), and Norþanhymbre (“the Northumbrians”). Etymology templates: {{root|ang|ine-pro|*sek-}} Head templates: {{head|ang|proper nouns|g=m-p|g2=|g3=|g4=|g5=|head=|sort=}} Seaxe m pl, {{ang-proper noun|g=m-p}} Seaxe m pl Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun||Seaxe||Seaxe||Seaxna||Seaxum|type=strong i-stem}} Forms: strong [table-tags], - [nominative, singular], Seaxe [nominative, plural], - [accusative, singular], Seaxe [accusative, plural], - [genitive, singular], Seaxna [genitive, plural], - [dative, singular], Seaxum [dative, plural]
  1. Alternative form of Seaxan (“the Saxons”) Wikipedia link: i-umlaut Tags: alt-of, alternative, masculine, plural Alternative form of: Seaxan (extra: the Saxons)
    Sense id: en-Seaxe-ang-name-Q8AiUEms Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English pluralia tantum

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Seaxe meaning in Old English (2.4kB)

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